Heading into the last week of June, the Clarksville City Council has yet to pass the first of two readings of an ordinance that will adopt the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
On Monday, June 29, the council is scheduled to meet again at 4:30 p.m. for the fourth time to consider the budget’s first reading. The previous three Special Sessions ended in failed votes.
The council members have been split on passing the budget that contains an increase in the property tax rate. Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts initially proposed a 31-cent property tax rate that would have raised the current 92 cent rate per $100 of assessed value to $1.23…